Vaadi Vaadi En Maaligai
From Enna Muthalali Sowkkiyama · 1972
- Lyricist
- Kannadasan
- Singer
- T. M. Soundararajan
- Music director
- M. S. Vishwanathan
- Details
- Enna Muthalali Sowkkiyama1972
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Vaadi vaadi en maaligai maankutti | Come, oh come, my mansion's little fawn |
| Vaadi vaadi en maaligai maankutti | Come, oh come, my mansion's little fawn |
| En valaiyil veezhntha pin naan viduvaeno | Having fallen into my net, will I ever let you go? |
| Vaadi vilaiyaadalaam…..aa….aa….aa…. | Come, let us play... ah... ah... ah... |
| Vaadi vilaiyaadalaam….. | Come, let us play... |
| Male | |
| Vaadi vaadi en maaligai maankutti…. | Come, oh come, my mansion's little fawn... |
| Maankutti…. | Little fawn... |
| Male | |
| Idhuvarai paarththu sri krishna vesham | Until now you saw the role of Lord Krishna |
| Inivara povathu sevangan paagam | What comes next is the role of Sevangan |
| Thirumana medaikku nee vantha pinnae | Once you arrive at the wedding stage |
| Sevai seivaen vaadi en kannae | I will serve you, come my dear |
| Male | |
| Naanga vellottam paarppathu | Us testing the waters |
| Gunaththukkaaga thaandi | Is purely for character, my girl |
| Naanga vellottam paarppathu | Us testing the waters |
| Gunaththukkaaga thaandi | Is purely for character, my girl |
| Neega ellorum vaazhvathu panaththukkagathaandi | While all of you live only for money |
| Anthiri….sundari….enthiri….thanthiri…. | Anthiri... sundari... enthiri... thanthiri... |
| Male | |
| Kusthala kusththalaa kusthala kusththalaa | Kusthala kusthala kusthala kusthala |
| Kusthala kusththalaa kusthala kusththalaa | Kusthala kusthala kusthala kusthala |
| Manjula maangani mangini kingini | Lovely mango fruit, tinkling ankle bells |
| Manjula maangani mangini kingini | Lovely mango fruit, tinkling ankle bells |
| Laalalalalalalaalaa….aa….lalalalalaalaa…. | Laalalalalalalaalaa....aa....lalalalalaalaa.... |
| Male | |
| Vaadi vaadi en maaligai maankutti…. | Come, oh come, my mansion's little fawn... |
| Maankutti…. | Little fawn... |
| Male | |
| Padhipakthi naadagam paarththathum undo | Have you seen the drama of devotion to husband? |
| Paavai un maeniyai ennidam konda | Oh maiden, bring your graceful form to me |
| Edhuvarai varumendru yaarenna kanndaa | Who knows how far life will take us? |
| Yaendi un manam onnaa rendaa | Why girl, is your mind single or divided? |
| Male | |
| Ongappan peththaalum peththaandi | Though your father begot you |
| Oruththiyaaga unnai | As a matchless, unique girl |
| Nai nai….hai hai hae….aa | Nai nai... hai hai hae... aa |
| Ongappan peththaalum peththaandi | Though your father begot you |
| Oruththiyaaga unnai | As a matchless, unique girl |
| Indru koththodu kaippoda thuraththinaandi ennai | Today he chased me to seize you completely |
| Mella naan killavo allavo sollavo | Shall I gently pinch, embrace, or speak to you? |
| Male | |
| Kusthala kusththalaa kusthala kusththalaa | Kusthala kusthala kusthala kusthala |
| Kusthala kusththalaa kusthala kusththalaa | Kusthala kusthala kusthala kusthala |
| Manjula maangani mangini kingini | Lovely mango fruit, tinkling ankle bells |
| Manjula maangani mangini kingini | Lovely mango fruit, tinkling ankle bells |
| Laalalalalalalaalaa….aa….lalalalalaalaa…. | Laalalalalalalaalaa....aa....lalalalalaalaa.... |
| Male | |
| Vaadi vaadi en maaligai maankutti…. | Come, oh come, my mansion's little fawn... |
| En valaiyil veezhntha pin naan viduvaeno | Having fallen into my net, will I ever let you go? |
| Vaadi vilaiyaadalaam…..aa….aa….aa…. | Come, let us play... ah... ah... ah... |
| Vaadi vilaiyaadalaam….. | Come, let us play... |
வாடி வாடி என் மாளிகை மான்குட்டி
வாடி வாடி என் மாளிகை மான்குட்டி
என் வலையில் வீழ்ந்த பின் நான் விடுவேனோ
வாடி விளையாடலாம்..........ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ...
வாடி விளையாடலாம்..........
Come, oh come, my mansion's little fawn
Come, oh come, my mansion's little fawn
Having fallen into my net, will I ever let you go?
Come, let us play... ah... ah... ah...
Come, let us play...
வாடி வாடி என் மாளிகை மான்குட்டி.....
மான்குட்டி..........
Come, oh come, my mansion's little fawn...
Little fawn...
இதுவரை பார்த்து ஸ்ரீகிருஷ்ண வேஷம்
இனிவரப் போவது சேவகன் பாகம்
திருமண மேடைக்கு நீ வந்த பின்னே
சேவை செய்வேன் வாடி என் கண்ணே
Until now you saw the role of Lord Krishna
What comes next is the role of Sevangan
Once you arrive at the wedding stage
I will serve you, come my dear
நாங்க வெள்ளோட்டம் பார்ப்பது
குணத்துக்காகத் தாண்டி
நாங்க வெள்ளோட்டம் பார்ப்பது
குணத்துக்காகத் தாண்டி
நீங்க எல்லோரும் வாழ்வது பணத்துக்காகத்தாண்டி
அந்தரி.....சுந்தரி...எந்திரி......தந்திரி...
Us testing the waters
Is purely for character, my girl
Us testing the waters
Is purely for character, my girl
While all of you live only for money
Anthiri... sundari... enthiri... thanthiri...
குஸ்தல குஸ்த்தலா குஸ்தல குஸ்த்தலா
குஸ்தல குஸ்த்தலா குஸ்தல குஸ்த்தலா
மஞ்சுள மாங்கனி மங்கினி கிங்கிணி
மஞ்சுள மாங்கனி மங்கினி கிங்கிணி
லாலலலலலலாலா....ஆ......லாலாலலலாலா
Kusthala kusthala kusthala kusthala
Kusthala kusthala kusthala kusthala
Lovely mango fruit, tinkling ankle bells
Lovely mango fruit, tinkling ankle bells
Laalalalalalalaalaa....aa....lalalalalaalaa....
வாடி வாடி என் மாளிகை மான்குட்டி
மான் குட்டி.....
Come, oh come, my mansion's little fawn...
Little fawn...
பதிபக்தி நாடகம் பார்த்ததும் உண்டா
பாவை உன் மேனியை என்னிடம் கொண்டா
எதுவரை வருமென்று யாரென்ன கண்டா
ஏன்டி உன் மனம் ஒண்ணா ரெண்டா
Have you seen the drama of devotion to husband?
Oh maiden, bring your graceful form to me
Who knows how far life will take us?
Why girl, is your mind single or divided?
ஒங்கப்பன் பெத்தாலும் பெத்தாண்டி
ஒருத்தியாக உன்னை.....
னைய் னைய்...ஹை ஹை...ஹே...ஆ....
ஒங்கப்பன் பெத்தாலும் பெத்தாண்டி
ஒருத்தியாக உன்னை....
இன்று கொத்தோடு கைப்போட துரத்தினாண்டி என்னை
மெல்ல நான் கிள்ளவோ அள்ளவோ சொல்லவோ
Though your father begot you
As a matchless, unique girl
Nai nai... hai hai hae... aa
Though your father begot you
As a matchless, unique girl
Today he chased me to seize you completely
Shall I gently pinch, embrace, or speak to you?
குஸ்தல குஸ்த்தலா குஸ்தல குஸ்த்தலா
குஸ்தல குஸ்த்தலா குஸ்தல குஸ்த்தலா
மஞ்சுள மாங்கனி மங்கினி கிங்கிணி
மஞ்சுள மாங்கனி மங்கினி கிங்கிணி
லாலலலலலலாலா....ஆ......லாலாலலலாலா
Kusthala kusthala kusthala kusthala
Kusthala kusthala kusthala kusthala
Lovely mango fruit, tinkling ankle bells
Lovely mango fruit, tinkling ankle bells
Laalalalalalalaalaa....aa....lalalalalaalaa....
வாடி வாடி என் மாளிகை மான்குட்டி
என் வலையில் வீழ்ந்த பின் நான் விடுவேனோ
வாடி விளையாடலாம்..........ஆ.....ஆ.....ஆ...
வாடி விளையாடலாம்
Come, oh come, my mansion's little fawn...
Having fallen into my net, will I ever let you go?
Come, let us play... ah... ah... ah...
Come, let us play...
Vaadi vaadi en maaligai maankutti
Come, oh come, my mansion's little fawn
Vaadi vaadi en maaligai maankutti
Come, oh come, my mansion's little fawn
En valaiyil veezhntha pin naan viduvaeno
Having fallen into my net, will I ever let you go?
Vaadi vilaiyaadalaam…..aa….aa….aa….
Come, let us play... ah... ah... ah...
Vaadi vilaiyaadalaam…..
Come, let us play...
Vaadi vaadi en maaligai maankutti….
Come, oh come, my mansion's little fawn...
Maankutti….
Little fawn...
Idhuvarai paarththu sri krishna vesham
Until now you saw the role of Lord Krishna
Inivara povathu sevangan paagam
What comes next is the role of Sevangan
Thirumana medaikku nee vantha pinnae
Once you arrive at the wedding stage
Sevai seivaen vaadi en kannae
I will serve you, come my dear
Naanga vellottam paarppathu
Us testing the waters
Gunaththukkaaga thaandi
Is purely for character, my girl
Naanga vellottam paarppathu
Us testing the waters
Gunaththukkaaga thaandi
Is purely for character, my girl
Neega ellorum vaazhvathu panaththukkagathaandi
While all of you live only for money
Anthiri….sundari….enthiri….thanthiri….
Anthiri... sundari... enthiri... thanthiri...
Kusthala kusththalaa kusthala kusththalaa
Kusthala kusthala kusthala kusthala
Kusthala kusththalaa kusthala kusththalaa
Kusthala kusthala kusthala kusthala
Manjula maangani mangini kingini
Lovely mango fruit, tinkling ankle bells
Manjula maangani mangini kingini
Lovely mango fruit, tinkling ankle bells
Laalalalalalalaalaa….aa….lalalalalaalaa….
Laalalalalalalaalaa....aa....lalalalalaalaa....
Vaadi vaadi en maaligai maankutti….
Come, oh come, my mansion's little fawn...
Maankutti….
Little fawn...
Padhipakthi naadagam paarththathum undo
Have you seen the drama of devotion to husband?
Paavai un maeniyai ennidam konda
Oh maiden, bring your graceful form to me
Edhuvarai varumendru yaarenna kanndaa
Who knows how far life will take us?
Yaendi un manam onnaa rendaa
Why girl, is your mind single or divided?
Ongappan peththaalum peththaandi
Though your father begot you
Oruththiyaaga unnai
As a matchless, unique girl
Nai nai….hai hai hae….aa
Nai nai... hai hai hae... aa
Ongappan peththaalum peththaandi
Though your father begot you
Oruththiyaaga unnai
As a matchless, unique girl
Indru koththodu kaippoda thuraththinaandi ennai
Today he chased me to seize you completely
Mella naan killavo allavo sollavo
Shall I gently pinch, embrace, or speak to you?
Kusthala kusththalaa kusthala kusththalaa
Kusthala kusthala kusthala kusthala
Kusthala kusththalaa kusthala kusththalaa
Kusthala kusthala kusthala kusthala
Manjula maangani mangini kingini
Lovely mango fruit, tinkling ankle bells
Manjula maangani mangini kingini
Lovely mango fruit, tinkling ankle bells
Laalalalalalalaalaa….aa….lalalalalaalaa….
Laalalalalalalaalaa....aa....lalalalalaalaa....
Vaadi vaadi en maaligai maankutti….
Come, oh come, my mansion's little fawn...
En valaiyil veezhntha pin naan viduvaeno
Having fallen into my net, will I ever let you go?
Vaadi vilaiyaadalaam…..aa….aa….aa….
Come, let us play... ah... ah... ah...
Vaadi vilaiyaadalaam…..
Come, let us play...
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This playful and upbeat song portrays the hero flirtatiously enticing his beloved, metaphorically calling her a mansion's fawn caught in his net of love. He contrasts his own principled character against a societal obsession with money, promising to care for her once they are wed on the marriage stage. Filled with rhythmic tongue-twisters, cheerful scatting, and poetic teasing, lyricist Kannadasan blends playful romantic banter with subtle social commentary on true character versus materialism, perfectly rendered by T. M. Soundararajan and composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Metaphor (உருவகம் - Uruvagam)
“Vaadi vaadi en maaligai maankutti”
Compares the beloved directly to a fawn residing in a palace ('maaligai maankutti') and love to a net ('valaiyil').
Rhyme & End Rhyme (இயைபு - Iyaibu)
“Anthiri….sundari….enthiri….thanthiri….”
Uses rhyming internal and end words like 'anthiri', 'sundari', 'enthiri', and 'thanthiri' to construct a brisk rhythmic tempo.
Assonance & Alliteration (மோனை - Monai)
“Manjula maangani mangini kingini”
Repetition of the 'M' sound across words ('Manjula', 'maangani', 'mangini') enhancing melodic rhythm.
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Trivia
This track showcases M. S. Viswanathan's skill at incorporating playful scatting, rhythmic nonsense syllables, and upbeat folk-pop beats to elevate a lighthearted romantic sequence rendered vividly by T. M. Soundararajan.
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